North Atlantic Register of Marine Species (NARMS)

NARMS taxon details

Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813

Pleurobranchaea meckeli

AphiaID

138363 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138363)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Pleurobranchidium meckeli Blainville, 1825 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825) (type by subsequent monotypy)

Parent

Pleurobranchaeidae Pilsbry, 1896

Original name

Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813

Synonymised names

Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813 · unaccepted

Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892 · unaccepted

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Species Pleurobranchaea britannica Turani, Carmona, Barry, Close, Bullimore & Cervera, 2024
Species Pleurobranchaea inconspicua Bergh, 1897
Species Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
Species Pleurobranchaea morosa (Bergh, 1892)
Species Pleurobranchaea obesa (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Species Pleurobranchaea tarda A. E. Verrill, 1880
Species Pleurobranchaea dellechiaii Vérany, 1846 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
Species Pleurobranchaea notmec Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)
Species Pleurobranchaea vayssierei Ev. Marcus & Gosliner, 1984 accepted as Pleurobranchaea meckeli (Blainville, 1825)

Environment

marine

Original description

Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl. [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138363 on 2026-02-12

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Pleurobranchaea Leue, 1813. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=138363 on 2026-02-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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Gofas, Serge

2006-04-04 09:07:56Z

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Vandepitte, Leen

2010-10-12 15:33:09Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2012-01-06 20:45:09Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2012-07-12 07:40:43Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

2019-11-24 20:41:36Z

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Bouchet, Philippe

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original description Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl. [details]

original description (of Pleurobranchidium Leue, 1813) Leue, S. F. (1813). De Pleurobranchaea novo molluscorum genere. Halle, 13 pp. + 1 pl.
page(s): 11 [details]

original description (of Pleurobranchillus Bergh, 1892) Bergh, L. S. R. (1892). Opistobranches provenant des campagnes du yacht Hirondelle. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert 1er, Prince souverain de Monaco. 4: 1-35., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18692
page(s): 27-28 [details]

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details]